Weather or Climate? "The humidity is really high today!"
Weather
100
A warm, moist air mass
Maritime Tropical
100
Which takes longer to heat: Land or water?
Water
100
If the weather is clear and sunny, the pressure is most likely...
High
100
In higher elevation, temperatures are
Colder
200
Weather or Climate? "Las Vegas is very dry."
Climate
200
A dry, cool air mass
Continental polar
200
Warm water will cause the temperatures on land to be ___________
Warmer
200
What type of weather does low pressure usually produce?
Rainy/Precipitation
200
Involves gases such as carbon dioxide trapping the heat that is released through infrared radiation, and making the atmosphere and Earth’s surface warmer.
The greenhouse effect
300
Weather or Climate? "Usually changes very quickly."
Weather
300
A very cold, dry air mass
Continental Arctic
300
When warm and cold water combine, this temperature water sinks to the bottom
Cold water
300
A boundary between warm and cold air
Front
300
What do hurricanes need to stay strong?
Warm water
400
Weather measures temperature, humidity, wind, and ________________
Precipitation
400
What creates wind?
Warm air masses rise and cold air rushes in to replace it.
400
The process of cold, dense water sinking while warm water rises to the top.
Convection
400
When warm air overtakes cold air. A slower, more gradual process
Warm front
400
Draw the rain shadow effect
See drawings
500
What factors affect the weather and climate?
Latitude, air masses, oceans, geography
500
Wind in the Northern Hemisphere deflects to the right, and wind in the Southern Hemisphere deflects to the left. This is called...
The Coriolis Effect
500
How do ocean currents help regulate Earth's climate?
Warm water from the equator moves toward the poles (and vice versa) so that land temperatures do not become too hot or cold.
500
What is the difference between a cold front and a warm front?
In a cold front, cold air is moving faster and uppercuts warm air creating thunderstorms. A warm front is a more gradual rising of warm air, creating rain.
500
What is the difference between a sea breeze and a land breeze
Sea breeze blows cool air from the ocean, land breeze blows cool air to the ocean.